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With the return of the Bayou Bucket Game, Houston
shows Rice who rules the Bayou City, winning 28-3
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Rice
Houston 0 I
First Quarter
Rice: FG Grimes 52, 8:36
Second Quarter
Hou: Green 16 run (Clark kick), I 1:35
Hou: James fumble recovery in end zone,
(Clark kick), 10:36
Third Quarter
Hou: Iglesias 8 pass from McKinley (Clark
kick), 4:42
7 -28
Fourth Quarter
Hou: Charles 66 fumble return (Clark kick)
7:46
Rice
Houston
First downs
16
8
Rushes-yards
59-162
30-96
Passing
67
107
Comp-Att-Int
3-15-1
10-13-0
Return Yards
5
127
Punts-Avg.
5-37.2
7-35
Fumbles-Lost
8-5
0-0
Penalties-Yards
7S7
7-78
Time of Poss.
35:41
24:19
On a beautiful night for
football at the newly renovated Robertson Stadium,
a full house watched as
the Cougars flexed their
muscles, giving the opposition something to think
about.
A grand total of 31,784
fans showed up to celebrate the return of the college football season. Only
a small contingent from
Rice went home unhappy.
The Cougars dominated on the scoreboard.
Only an opening drive
that ended with an amazing 52-yard field goal kept
the Owls from being shut
out.
The Cougar defense
swarmed and harassed the
Owl runners and quarterbacks for the entire game.
The Cougars led the
turnover margin 6-0. The
defense came out with its
ears pinned back, intent
on making something
happen, and it made big
play after big play.
Houston forced eight
fumbles, and William
Pettis' interception of a
fourth-quarter pass finished the Owls. The
defense recorded five
sacks and knocked down
two passes.
UH quarterback Jason
McKinley was 10-of-13 in
the air for 107 yards.
Wide receiver Orlando
Iglesias, who is being
forced to step up to fill the
void left by the loss of the
injured Jerrian James,
caught seven of those
passes for 82 yards.
The Cougars closed out
the scoring in the fourth
quarter when defensive
right end Ahmad Charles
recovered yet another
Rice fumble and scored
on a 66-yard run.
Cougar head coach Kim
Helton was pleased with
his team's effort.
"I thought we dominated the game defensively,"
Helton said. "We played
real well offensively. We
didn't turn the ball over,
and that's what we want to
do against the wishbone.
It was a good win, a very
good win."
• by Tom Carpenter
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UH head football coach Kim
Helton is handed the Bayou
Bucket trophy after the Cougars
defeated Rice 28-3 on Sept. 4 at
Robertson Stadium.
Photo by Max Lacayo
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In the year's most attended football game. Cougar pride ran high
both on the John O'Quinn Field
and in the stands at Robertson
Stadium.
Photo by Max Lacayo
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Junior quarterback Jason
McKinley (16) hands the ball to
senior tailback Ketric Sanford (7)
during a drive in the Bayou
Bucket game (above).
Photo by Barry Watson
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